Why I Love Books: July Roundup

If there’s one thing I love more than reading books, it’s setting goals. In July I planned to learn palm-reading, make spanikopita, perfect my cartwheel, memorize about 200 dinosaur genera, and read Finnegan’s Wake. Sadly, I’m much better at making goals than I am at accomplishing them. I gave up on the cartwheels when I almost broke my neck (and flashed the neighbors) on my first try. I gave up on the dinosaur genera when I realized that the only people I could feasibly impress with that knowledge belong in the 10-and-under demographic. I’ve been on page sixteen of Finnegan’s Wake since last Tuesday. Oh well, there’s always August. Print vs. E-book: the epic showdown . I’ve been waffling about getting an e-reader for the p...